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Minneapolis Jan'y 7, 1885.
My dear Professor
Your letter has come back to me today from Prest Arthur, who has looked it over & on the strength of it has moved the Bd of Regents to act this ar: when the Board is not in session and it seems necessary to take immediate action in filling either the chair of Biology or that of Physics the Executive Committee may act. Your name however was not used.
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As your relations with the University of Nebraska are understood the situation is clear. We did not know just what the conditions were under which you went there and as we wanted you have it was felt that the best thing to do was to tell you so as earnestly as we could. But now as nothing further than that can be done I must say that I hope you will let that nebraska legislation act perfectly natural. Nature will assert itself sooner or later, – let it be this winter.
We shall very likely have a new building for the College of Mechanic Arts and a Professor of Physics before the close of the present year. Possibly, something more but we can hardly expect it.
[Pondering?] the paper on botany I sent you – if you could send it to me this week I should be glad for the printers are close at my [?] for copy — the other papers or a part of them are al-
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1885
Minneapolis Aug 29
My dear Professor
It has just occurred to me that if you could come around this way on your return to Lincoln from Ann Arbor much would likely be gained.
I want very much that you should see President Northrop State Supt K[?] and one or two others and talk over this present [?].
I know of no better way
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Winshell unless you should come about the same time that he returns home.
[?] [me?] that you can spend a day with us next week.
Confidentially C. W. Hall
both for you & for th[?] [?] to meet & look at each other if nothing soon be done.
Can you not stop here on your return? I have no engagement for Wednesday evening at [?] but beyond that I shall be at home at almost any hour.
I would suggest for reasons which I will explain when I [??] that you make no mention of this nor of your coming to Professor